The world's best yachts are built in Europe. Rather than waiting for yours to arrive on a ship, start ownership properly — at the source.
Factory handoverA Mediterranean seasonShipped home to Australia
Ownership · European delivery
Take delivery in Europe. Cruise the Med. Bring her home.
Collect your new yacht where she was built, spend a European summer aboard, then let Carbon Yachts bring her home to Australia.
The idea
Take delivery where she was built
Step aboard your yacht at the source — the yard that built her, in the waters she was designed for. A proper introduction, not a rushed dockside handover after a long ocean voyage.
A Mediterranean season, on your terms
Mallorca, Sardinia, the Amalfi Coast, the Côte d'Azur, the Greek islands — a few unhurried weeks or a full season. The itinerary is yours; we shape it around it.
Commissioning and handover, coordinated
Carbon Yachts manages commissioning, preparation and acceptance with the yard, then meets you in Europe to walk you through the boat in person. Nothing is left to guess.
Shipped home to Australia, on your timeline
When the season is done, we coordinate transport home — yard preparation, cradling, shipping, customs and recommissioning in Australia. One conversation, one team.
Why bother
The first chapter of ownership, worth remembering.
A European summer is special on any yacht. On one that is actually yours, it becomes a different thing entirely. You are not chartering someone else's boat. You are beginning life with your own — in the waters she was drawn for, with the people who built her a phone call away.
European delivery is not a detour. It is the opening chapter. When the season is done, Carbon Yachts manages the path home on your timeline, ready for her next life in local waters.
Fully coordinated
One team, from the yard to Australian waters.
Commissioning, handover, the European season, the shipping home and recommissioning in Australia — managed end to end by Carbon Yachts.
- Build-slot and commissioning oversight with the yard
- Pre-delivery inspections and acceptance trials
- European registration, VAT and flag advice
- Insurance for cruising waters and transit
- Berthing, provisioning and crew introductions
- Itinerary planning across the Mediterranean
- Yard prep, cradling and shipping home
- Australian customs, import and recommissioning
Frequently asked
The questions we are asked most.
What is European delivery?
European delivery is taking delivery of your new yacht at the European yard where she was built, cruising her through a European season, and then having Carbon Yachts coordinate her transport home to Australia. It turns the start of ownership into a proper first voyage.
Which yachts can be collected in Europe?
Any of the European-built yachts we represent — including YYachts, Saffier Yachts, Virtue Yachts, Santasevera Yachts and Candela Boats & Ferries. European delivery is most commonly chosen on YYachts and larger Saffier Yachts builds, but is available across the range.
How long can we stay in Europe before shipping home?
From a few unhurried weeks to a full Mediterranean season — typically May through October. Carbon Yachts plans shipping windows around your itinerary, not the other way around.
Where can we cruise?
Anywhere a Mediterranean season takes you — the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia, the Amalfi Coast, the Côte d'Azur, the Adriatic, the Greek islands. We can introduce skippers and local crew, suggest itineraries and arrange berths.
Who handles VAT, registration and paperwork?
Carbon Yachts coordinates with the yard, your broker and specialists on European registration, VAT treatment, flag and insurance for European waters and the passage home. Specifics depend on the yacht and the owner — we walk you through the options before commissioning.
How is the yacht brought home to Australia?
We manage the full path home: yard preparation, cradling, transport by specialist yacht-shipping carrier, Australian customs and import, then recommissioning and a final handover in local waters.
Do we have to use the yacht in Europe to take European delivery?
No. Some owners take a handover at the yard purely to see the boat at her source, then ship her home immediately. Most owners take at least a short shakedown cruise — it is the best way to commission a new yacht.
How early should we start planning?
As early as you can. Build slots, European berths in peak season and shipping windows home all need lead time. We typically plan European delivery alongside the build contract, not after.
Start the conversation
Enquire about European delivery.
Tell us which yacht you are considering and roughly when you would like to be aboard in Europe — we will come back with what delivery and the path home could look like.